St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-11
WITH A DEFINATE POLICY
The Democrats Can Win in Da-
kOta.

The Democrats Can Win in Da-
To the Editor of the Globe.
Different sections of the country are
undoubtedly affected by different wants.
and consequently their people are
moved to political action by diverse mo
tiyes. The GLOBE, in taking the meas
ure of Hon. Samuel j. Randall few
days ago, expressed exactly the Demo
cratic idea of representation. The SER
those people whose SURFACED choose
him as their representative, and if for
any reason he fails to do do this he be-
comes traitor to his people and worthy
only of their scorn. Keeping this
doctrine in view as the true basis of re-
presentation, there is every reason to be
hopeful that the Northwest will choose
Representatives i'll future in harmony
with the Democratic doctrine. Inter-
views with leading men from all the
counties of the Red river valley, from
Fargo to the boundry line, and west. as
far as settlements extend, strengthen
the Dakota GLOBE, that the
people are ripe for Democratic rule. All
that it seems to require is harmony be
tween the local workers and the terri
torial administration. There is no use
in seeking to disguise the fact that this
condition is wanting. Whose error it
was need not be discussed, But there
is d disposition manifest in these inter-
views with leading local Democrats to
extend cooperation and sympathy to
the new administration, provided it is
DESTROYS of. having it,. Thus far. the
main obstacle seems to be that the local
n flNn1,, toy
nored in all things, and they feel that
they have been alien to an adminstra-
ton whose only hope of popularity lies
in cordial relations with it's natural
party friends. But, notwithstanding
the temporary paralysis brought upon
the organization, there is magnificent
fighting quality in the young Democracy
OF the territory, as occasion
will demonstrate. The people are
i'll a recipient mood. Revenue reform,
farmers rights and reciprocity to which
the Northwestern Democracy are
pledged are the principles of the. great
majority. The Republicans are here
handicapped at the start. The orders
have gone forth from the great central
Il am" that protective tariff is to be the
Republican Shibboleth, and all the Re
publican organs of the territory are ex-
pected to squeak discordant music for
protection" ''division on the SEVENTH
and ito hell with Sparks" There is not
a farmer in all Dakota that believes in
the tariff if he knows himself, and there
are plenty of them who do. LET di-
vision come, say the Democrats of the
North. ''Then we'll beat the Repub-
lican land Office retinue out of their
boots.'' AS for Sparks, the Dem
ocratS need only place oppo-
site the Republican secretaries
and commissioners who. enabled
the corporations to gobble up the best
millions, which Sparks has at least
made an effort, though perhaps extreme
in individual cases, to preserve to act
ual settlers. There are two sides to
this Sparks business in Dakota. While
those who have loaned money on land
entries, inchOate titles at best, are howl
ing themselves hoarse, ITO hell with
Sparks" there is vast number of act
ual farmers who live out ON the prairies
where their farms are, and farm them
selves, who are delighted with Sparks,
and as vigorously denOunce the absentee
farmers who live in the towns, so that
when the issue is fairly discussed before
the actual farmers of Dakota themselves,
who do the majority of the voting, it
may be found that Sparks policy''
will prove a blessed boomerang to the
Republicans. The Democrats are not
alarmed about it. The main thing is to
bring the territorial party organization
into harmony with the territorial adj
minlStratiOn, upon some common
ground and with definite policy, well
understood throughout. This can only
be done by mutual concession. -
Grand Forks, June 10.